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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Impress Your Friends on Super Sunday with Prop 8
Learn how to amaze your friends at next week’s Super Bowl party in one easy lesson. When the subject of the Prop. 8 trial comes up between Super Bowl commercials, be able to look the host(ess) right in the eye and say, “If the plaintiffs prevail, same-sex marriage restrictions are toast just like Jim Crow after Brown v. Board of Education.”
The White House Defends Obama’s Supreme Court Criticism
Senior White House advisor David Axelrod was on Meet the Press today, where defended Obama’s criticism of the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign finance at the State of the Union. Axelrod said, “I certainly think it was appropriate for the president to talk about the threat that this decision brings to our democracy.”
Arianna Huffington Confronts Roger Ailes about Glenn Beck
Fox News president Roger Ailes was on ABC’s This Week today, where he was confronted by Arianna Huffington about the inflammatory rhetoric that Glenn Beck uses on his show. Ailes replied, “He’s talking about Hitler and Stalin slaughtering people so I think he was probably accurate.”
Obama Enters the GOP Den and Slays the Dragon
Yesterday, without his trusty TelePrompTer, President Barack Obama walked in to the GOP dragon’s den, made his plea and statement to the Republican Party, and then basically said “bring it on”, I’m ready for you! It was masterful. Republican House leaders were schooled by a wise and powerful leader.
Glenn Beck Explains To Us Why The Teabaggers Are So Dumb
On his Fox News program yesterday Glenn Beck was asking his panel for one book that is a must read. The Federalist Papers were suggested. Beck said, “The one that makes your head hurt. We need really smart people who can take The Federalist Papers and rewrite them for the common man.” Teabaggers are so stupid because reading is hard.
President Obama Lays a Brutal Beat down on House Republicans
President Obama took up the House Republican leadership’s invitation to speak at their annual retreat yesterday where he deftly batted away every GOP talking point and made the Republicans wish that they have never allowed cameras to film the gathering. Obama called out the Republicans for being all tactics with no problem solving.
An Obviously High Rush Limbaugh Offers to Be Obama’s Father
On his radio show today Rush Limbaugh had a heart to heart talk with Obama where offered to guide Obama and be the father that he never had. Limbaugh said, “Let me be the father that you never had or never really knew, because I think you need some guidance.”
Rachel Maddow Examines Obama’s Quest for Political Unity
On MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show, host Rachel Maddow traced President Barack Obama’s efforts towards political unity. She examined all of Obama’s failed bi-partisan efforts, and concluded that Obama is going to have change his strategy because he is going to get zero Republican support.
Keith Olbermann Tries to Turn Obama to the Dark Side
On his pre-SOTU Countdown tonight, host Keith Olbermann urged President Obama to seize the hatred of his enemies on the right. Olbermann said Obama should follow the template of FDR and, “welcome their hatred.” Olbermann is becoming very Darth Vaderish.
Chris Matthews Is Still Obsessed With Obama’s Race
The most surprising reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union Speech came from MSNBC’s Chris Matthews who said, “I forgot that he was black tonight for an hour.” In other breaking news, President Lincoln has freed the slaves.
Democrats Just Want Their Party to Kick Some Republican ASS!
Democrats are sick of being kicked around and they want to see their Dem leaders KICK some ass. Right now, Liberals want to lock the Conservatives in a room with Al Franken and Alan Grayson and watch the fall out on CSPAN, cheering our guts out as they finally get what’s coming to them.
Progressives Continue to Betray Obama and Themselves
When Democrats can’t get the obstructionists to play and we fail to read up on how our government works (so we can blame you for not closing Gitmo yet, just say), progressives point our fingers at you with ignorant righteousness, Mr. President, and say, you suck.
Bill O’Reilly Advocates that the CIA Kidnap Harry Reid and Waterboard Nancy Pelosi
While on his Bold and Fresh Tour with Glenn Beck in Waterbery, NY over the weekend, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly claimed that he told Obama to hire him as his special advisor, and as Obama’s special advisor he would tell the CIA to kidnap Harry Reid and to waterboard Nancy Pelosi.
Glenn Beck Declares War on the Progressive Movement
On his radio show today, Glenn Beck took his tactics to a whole new level when he announced that he has declared war on the progressive movement. Beck said, “We’re declaring war, and not on Obama, but on the progressive movement.” Beck, much like al-Qaeda, has now declared war on American citizens.
Family Values Christian Republican Compares the Hungry to Stray Animals
What could old Andre have said to so inflame? Oh, he just compared people needing government assistant to stray animals. Isn’t that what all Christians do? You can’t doubt this guy’s Jesus cred; he’s the one who brought the “I believe†license plates to South Carolina. The ones with the big crosses on them.
Egomaniac Chris Matthews Lectures Rep. Alan Grayson About Congress
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) was on MSNBC’s Hardball tonight to talk about his plan for passing healthcare, but host Chris Matthews kept attacking Grayson and claiming that a sitting member of the House of Representatives does not understand the “real world” of Congress.
Sean Hannity Claims That No Conservative Opposes Healthcare Reform
On his radio show today, Sean Hannity claimed that no conservative opposes healthcare reform. Hannity said, “No conservative is against healthcare reform…all there’s been is alienation and derisive comments by the Democrats.” He actually said this with a straight face, seriously.
Jon Stewart Nails Jim Cramer for His Scott Brown Market Prediction
On The Daily Show last night host Jon Stewart took CNBC’s Jim Cramer to task again for predicting Scott Brown’s Massachusetts Senate victory would rally the stock market, only to see the Dow post massive drops in the last two days.
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Starts a Feud With The Dallas Morning News
Tonight on his MSNBC show Countdown, host Keith Olbermann did something really odd. He started a feud with The Dallas Morning News, because an editor there posted a blog that compared Olbermann to Glenn Beck and criticized his coverage of the special election. Olbermann fired back with a quick comment tonight.
Keith Olbermann Reminds the Teabaggers that They Coined Their Own Name
On his MSNBC show Countdown, host Keith Olbermann reminded the teabaggers, who just now seem to have figured out what the name means, where the term teabagger came from. Hint: it wasn’t Maddow or Olbermann but the teabaggers themselves who coined the term.
Jon Stewart Hammers Martha Coakley’s Campaign Gaffes
Right wingers are always complaining about how that mean liberal Jon Stewart is always picking on them and their network Fox News, well on Monday night’s The Daily Show, Stewart unloaded on the gaffe riddled campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley. Check out the video.
Rachel Maddow Explains Why the MA Senate Race is Not about Obama
Tonight on her program the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel Maddow and guest Joan Vennochi delivered some clear analysis of the factors that are contributing to the close nature of the Massachusetts US Senate race. They pointed out that the race is more complicated than Obama and healthcare.
Keith Olbermann Calls Scott Brown a Homophobic, Racist, Bad Joke
Tonight on his MSNBC program Countdown, host Keith Olbermann directed one of his quick comments towards Republican Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown. He said, “In short, in Scott Brown we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against women…”
Rush Limbaugh Claims that Obama is Using 9/11 As Propaganda
On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Obama’s declaration of 9/11 as a day of service is really nothing more than Obama recruiting people to support him. He said, “There are endless and countless examples of subtle and not so subtle efforts by this White House to recruit and organize Americans.”
Conservative Judicial Activism Runs Wild In the Case of Hillary the Movie
A perfect example of genuine judicial activism, look no further than the case of Hillary – the Movie, officially known as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, only instead of so-called liberal activists, this merely represents the most recent example of blatant activism committed by the ultraconservative five-justice majority of the United States Supreme Court.
Stealth Candidate Scott Brown Is Lying about his Beliefs
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Moderates and independents need to start paying very close attention in future elections, as the right is running “stealth candidatesâ€. Since apparently, the majority of voters don’t want a religious extremist racist in office, the only thing for a teabagging birther like Scott Brown to do is LIE about their beliefs in order to get elected.
By Helping Haiti Bush Shows Cheney How He Is Supposed to Behave
The effort of newly created Clinton Bush Haiti Fund will kick into high gear on Sunday as both Clinton and Bush will appear on all of the morning talk shows. The appearances will be George W. Bush’s first since leaving office. In contrast to his former vice president, Bush is showing Cheney how he is supposed to act.
A Call for Progressive Action In the Massachusetts Senate Race
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Tuesday’s special US Senate election in Massachusetts presents a critical moment for both the Obama administration and the Democratic Party, which is why Democrats need to mobilize to prevent Republicans from possibly derailing the Obama agenda.
The Other Sarah: What’s wrong with Sarah Palin?
Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated debut on Fox News this week has not gone well. From O’Reilly’s condescension to Beck’s mocking of her paranoia, this has been a rough roll out for the ambitious, yet ignorant, and paranoid Palin.
A Progressive Solution: How to Win the War on Terror without Being Terrified
The attempted Christmas day terror attack has thrust the issue of terrorism back into the spotlight, while the cynical, paranoid neo-con chicken hawks have looked to exploit the issue for political gain. Here is how the US can battle al-Qaeda without giving into fear and changing who we are.
Chris Matthews Slams Sarah Palin for Not Knowing the Founding Fathers
On his MSNBC program Hardball tonight, host Chris Matthews took Sarah Palin to task for not knowing who the Founding Fathers were during her interview with Glenn Beck yesterday. Matthews said, America was the book she didn’t read, yet she is running around this country as this patriotic icon of American what?”
A Paranoid Palin Prepared for Beck Interview by Googling NYC Landmarks
On his radio show today Glenn Beck revealed that Sarah Palin was so paranoid that he would embarrass her on the air that she spent her time prepping for the interview by Googling NYC landmarks and facts about the Statue of Liberty in case Beck quizzed her.
The White House Calls Pat Robertson’s Haiti Remarks Utterly Stupid
At his daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about Pat Robertson’s comments that Haiti was cursed, because they had made a pact with the devil. He said, “It never ceases to amaze that in times of human suffering somebody could say something so utterly stupid.”
Shades of 2008 as Sarah Palin Can’t Name Her Favorite Founding Father
Sarah Palin made her debut today on Fox News’ Glenn Beck program, and she ran into some trouble when Beck asked her who her favorite Founding Father is. Much like her choice in newspapers, Palin said, “All of them.”
FNC’s Shep Smith Blasts Pat Robertson’s Claim that Haiti Has a Pact with the Devil
In response to Pat Robertson’s claims today that Haiti has made a pact with the devil, Fox News’ Shepard Smith said, “700 miles east of Miami hundreds of thousands of desperate human beings need our help, our support, our money, and our love, and they don’t need that.”
Glenn Beck Predicts That Sarah Palin Won’t Be the 2012 GOP Nominee
On his radio show today, Glenn Beck was talking about his upcoming interview with Sarah Palin, when he predicted that Sarah Palin won’t be the Republican nominee, “She won’t be able to get the Republican nomination. It’s Mitt Romney’s turn.”
Sarah Palin Makes Her Fox News Debut by Attacking 60 Minutes
Sarah Palin make her Fox News debut tonight on The O’Reilly Factor where she claimed that shows like CBS 60 Minutes are biased. She also spoke for the American people, who she claims said, “We’re not believing that stuff anymore, and that’s why they’re tuning into Fox News.”
A Demented Rush Limbaugh Claims that the 2008 Democratic Primary Was Full of Racism and Bigotry
On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh managed to revise the history of the 2008 presidential election to claim that the Democratic primary, not the general election, was full of, “racism and bigotry, and debating if Obama was authentic.” Limbaugh is obviously confusing the Democratic primary with the general election.
Glenn Beck Calls Obama America’s Slavemaster
On his FNC program today Glenn Beck launched into another one of his Marxist control rants when he couldn’t resist a little bit of that old time racism, “The most effective way to become the slavemaster and make them come to you is to make them come to you for employment.” According to Beck, Obama is America’s slavemaster.
Sarah Palin Touts Fox News’ “Fair and Balanced Values”
In the press release announcing her deal with Fox News, Sarah Palin wasted no time in parroting the company line. Palin said, “It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news.” Interestingly, the Palin deal is not exclusive, and would free her up for a presidential run in 2012.
Racism: the Latest GOP Spin Sensation
Thanks to some seriously inappropriate words from Democratic Senator Majority Leader, Harry Reid, the GOP are up in arms while trying to spin their racist behavior on to the Democratic Party.
The Political Apocalypse is Coming As the GOP Guns for Palin
Palin’s most powerful nemesis, McCain/Palin campaign strategist Steve Schmidt, will soon return the fire Palin unloaded on him from her book, “Going Rogueâ€. Operation Palin Apocalypse officially commences Sunday night when Schmidt appears on 60 minutes. The only question remaining is how low will they go? This is the GOP after all. The party of Rovian election tactics.
Conservatives Turn on Palin, Warning her to “Get Over Herselfâ€
Conservative darling Sarah Palin has been able to grift millions off of her teabagging cult since quitting her governorship midterm, claiming she was doing it to “progress Alaska,” but now conservatives are starting to see Palin’s real motivations and are telling her to get over herself.
Rachel Maddow Assesses Obama’s First Year In Office
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow made another appearance on CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman last night. Maddow assesses Obama’s first year, “I think nobody’s noticed that he’s kind of quietly put together the most legislatively accomplished first year of any president in a generation.”
Giuliani Lies: The US Has Suffered a Terrorist Attack under Obama
Rudy Giuliani was on ABC’s Good Morning America today where he parroted the conservative big lie that no domestic terror attacks occurred under George W. Bush, but he added that we have had one under Obama. Giuliani said, “We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We have had one under Obama.”
Dick Cheney is NOT a traitor, He Is a Terrorist
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann recently declared that former Vice President Dick Cheney is a traitor, but I would take Olbermann’s comments about Cheney’s traitorous activities one step further. Plain and simple, Dick Cheney is a TERRORIST.
Rush Limbaugh Anoints Himself the Leader of America’s Uninsured
On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh proclaimed that he too is one of America’s 47 million uninsured, and that he is providing leadership by demonstrating how cheap healthcare really is. Limbaugh said, ” If you can afford a pretty expansive media room, you can afford what I spent in the hospital.”
Bill O’Reilly Labels NPR Jihadist
FNC’s Bill O’Reilly has been behaving relatively sanely, but that changed tonight on his program The O’Reilly Factor when he expressed his outrage at an animated political cartoon by Mark Fiore about learning to speak teabag which was posted on their website November 12, by labeling NPR a, “left wing jihadist deal.”
On MSNBC Ed Schultz Won’t Rule Out Running for North Dakota Senate Seat
On his MSNBC program The Ed Show tonight, host Ed Schultz addressed speculation that he will run for the Senate seat currently held by the retiring Byron Dorgan. Schulz confirmed that he has been approached to run for the Senate seat, and most importantly, he didn’t say no to a potential run for the seat.
Michael Steele Gets On His Knees and Proclaims His Love of Glenn Beck
RNC Chairman Michael Steele was on Fox Radio’s Brian and The Judge show, and he left no doubt about who is really running the GOP, as he admitted that he watches Glenn Beck , and then said, “Love, Beck, love Beck, my goodness, he’s lovable.”
Sarah Palin Uses Facebook to Unleash a Torrent of Terrorism Related Stupidity
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took to her Facebook page again today to attack President Obama for treating the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day terror attack as a criminal. Palin’s entire intellectual basis for argument is based on what she saw on Fox News, and things that she made up.
Ron Paul Slams Dick Cheney For Criticizing Obama On National Security
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) was on CNN’s Larry King Live last night, and he pulled no punches when the discussion turned to Dick Cheney’s recent criticisms of Obama’s national security policy. Paul said, “Well, I think he had his eight years and he’s caused a lot of trouble for our country and he perpetuated a war in Iraq that was unnecessary and wrong-headed.”
The GOP’s Collective Case of National Security Amnesia
We are in the midst of one of the nation’s greatest fears, being attacked by extremists. No, not just the “Underwear Bomber from Nigeria, but also Dick Cheney, Jim DeMint, and other right wing extremists who are suffering from a case of collective amnesia related to how they dropped the ball on national security.
Fox News Rewrites History In Order to Blame Bill Clinton for 9/11
The latest big lie being spread through right wing media is that Bill Clinton not George W. Bush is to blame for 9/11. On FNC’s Hannity program, Dick Morris said, “The reason 9/11 happened was because Bill Clinton treated the ’93 bombing of the World Trade Center as a crime, not an act of war.”
Chris Matthews Tries to Explain The Healthcare Issue to Rush Limbaugh
On his MSNBC program Hardball today, host Chris Matthews took a minute to take a shot at Rush Limbaugh, who recently proclaimed that the healthcare system is fine. He also tried to explain the issue to him. Matthews described the issue as, “getting for millions of people who don’t have it, something like the healthcare Rush gets.”
Rush Limbaugh Gushes Over Unionized Hospitals and Socialized Medicine
While leaving a Hawaii hospital that he was admitted to for chest pains, Rush Limbaugh used himself as an example of why the health care system does not need reformed. Limbaugh said that the healthcare system works, “just fine and dandy,” but the Hawaii system is the model for the Democratic reform plan, and the hospital is unionized. Limbaugh has cluelessly endorsed socialized medicine and unionization.
Rachel Maddow Promises to Continue to Expose Right Wing Extremism
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow ended 2009 by promising to do more of the same kind of show in 2010. Maddow admitted that her show has found its niche, which is shedding light on the money and power relationships that make the right wing tick. Check out the video.
Official Army History Reveals How George W. Bush Ignored Afghanistan
This week The New York Times ran a draft of the soon to be published official Army history of the war in Afghanistan. The report complete contradicts the claims of neo-cons that they did not ignore Afghanistan while focusing on Iraq. The history details how the Bush administration ignored Afghanistan for Iraq.
